Iran’s ambassador to Lebanon injured by pager explosion
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Mr Mojtaba Amani, Iran's ambassador to Lebanon, is reported to have had a superficial injury and is currently under observation in a hospital.
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DUBAI - Iran’s ambassador to Lebanon, Mr Mojtaba Amani, was slightly injured on Sept 17 by the explosion of an electronic pager, Iran’s semi-official Fars news agency reported, as numerous such devices exploded across Lebanon.
“Amani has a superficial injury and is currently under observation in a hospital,” Fars quoted a source as saying.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi, in a phone call with his Lebanese counterpart, strongly condemned the “terrorist attack” and thanked Lebanon for providing immediate medical treatment to Mr Amani, Iranian state media reported.
More than 1,000 people across Lebanon, including Hezbollah fighters and medics, were wounded on Sept 17, when the pagers they use to communicate exploded,
A Hezbollah official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the detonation of the pagers was the “biggest security breach” the group had suffered in nearly a year of war with Israel.
Hezbollah is a powerful Lebanese Islamist militia and political movement backed by Iran, and a sworn enemy of Israel. REUTERS
